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Exercises

20.1 Fill the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1 Ithoughtallthecastgaveanexcellent performance intheplaylastnight.(perform)
2 Idon’tfindthat particularlyfunny.(comedy)
3 It’sunusualforafilmtohavetwo butthisonedid.(direct)
4 PaoloTomassiisoneofthebest I’veseenforalongtime.(entertain)
5 Itwasoneofthebest ofaShakespeareplayI’veeverseen.(produce)
6 Myfavouriteactormakesonlyabrief inthefilm.(appear)

20.2 Definite article or not? Fill the gap with the if necessary.

1 Thegovernmentdoesn’tgiveenoughmoneyto — ballet.
2 She’sgotadiplomain dancefromthePerformingArtsAcademy.

3 I’vegotsometicketsfor opera.Interested?
4 Shallwegoto cinemathisevening?Thereareseveralgoodthingson.
5 Imuchprefer theatreto ballet,don’tyou?

20.3 Choose the correct word from the box to fill each gap in this online review. There are
some extra words in the box which you do not need.

audience cast costumes critics entertainers performances productions

reviews scenes screenplay script sets stage venue words

Theatre Review

Last night actors at the Central Theatre put on a new play by Martha Collins. I spoke to several other
members of the 1 audience and they all loved it. They commented afterwards on the quality of her
2______________ . They were impressed by the 3______________ the actors wore. They also found
the 4______________ original and visually interesting. Most importantly of all, the 5______________
was felt to be first class, with particularly strong 6______________ from the two leading actors. There
were also positive comments on the 7______________ , which has been recently refurbished and has
a large revolving 8______________ . The people I spoke to all hope that the 9______________ in the
national press will write rave 10______________ about the show.

20.4 Ask questions for which these remarks would be suitable answers.

1 Yes,itgotravereviews.Wastheplayasuccess?
2 No,I’mnotreallyaconcert-goer,butthanksanyway.
3 Oh,romanticcomedies,Ithink.
4 Thecastwereallgood,butthedirectionwasweak.
5 AnewHungarianfilm;fancygoingtoseeit?

20.5 Over to you

Choose a film and answer these questions about it.

• Who do you think gives the best performance in it?
• Who’s the director?
• Where was it set?

• What is your favourite scene in it?
• What’s the score like?

• Are there any particularly memorable lines in the dialogue?

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